One peculiar observation at Alfies is its photo collection dotting the bar area.Its amazing how Tseng's career began in 1979 with gate-crashing, and subsequently meeting the rich and the famous (Keith Haring was his unofficial bf), posing as a Chinese communist official in his now signature Mao-suit. His decade long project East Meets West mocks the ignorance and misunderstanding of our race.

04/15/2010

Do not deny your occasional dose of seen and be seen, HKer. I blame the more-is-more air of unnecessary excess, it leeches, it sucks sanity, it mutates you, it becomes you. Fight back! Don't let pretention murder your innocence! Most days, I just want to kick-back at a bar with none of the dress-up fuss, sky high prices, upturned nose and alas, running out of small talk.

Sunken couches and dots of PRC kitsch, bird cage lantern and a bit of jazz soothes the soul.

Exceptionally friendly bar owners serving up sangria in little plastic flukes. From what I gather, entrepreneur duo is a pair of bffs - newspaper editor + creative trying out f&b, serving up cocktails to close friends and nearby neighbours in a home-y, living room kind of way.

A little more alternative? Try out their art-jam package- HK$300 for 3 hours of art jamming and free finger food. An absolute steal and a great way to splatter paint on the sidewalk!

04/14/2010

This happy yellow sweater dude seems to know what he's doing. I want to rob his flat, yes, every single itty piece of thoughtful accumulation. Can we have more vintage shops, flea markets and affordable galleries in HK so that people can have MORE TASTE?

04/13/2010

Stumbled upon a cheeky fashion shoot inspired by a 1908 classic fitness manual - Exercise for Gentlemen- 50 Exercises to Do With Your Suit On via NYT. Promoting physical culture "designed as a fitness program not even requiring a pair of exercise shorts, let alone joining a health club!", this shoot puts a humourous spin to the otherwise, serious tailoring. Oh to see my bosses twist and bend in their office chairs in absurd instructions and laughable positions. Absolutely hilarious!